You're off by 4 years if you really did install Ubuntu. Ubuntu didn't exist until Warty Warthog 4.10, that was released in October 2004.

Sounds like they're trying out the concept of soldered-in ram on the XPS, which is a consumer-grade model. If they start trying this bullshit on the business line (Latitude) I suspect corporate IT departments are going to revolt.

Otherwise known as a Jetdirect card..

Brother is a MUCH better bet than Epson. I used to swear by HP printers, now I just swear AT them.. I've moved to Brother printers for home use/recommendations. I run Linux and they work perfectly with Linux.

Somehow I get the feeling that Roku couldn't care less how much they annoy their customers..

THIS kind of shit is why I stay with Pixel phones, and Nexus before them. They're a slightly modified AOSP withOUT any bloatware, unless of course, you consider gapps to bloatware...

The ring tone I use on Android is an ogg file

Their next move will be sending it to collections, though.. So unless you don't give a crap about your credit report, they still have their hooks into you..

I've found that the Rocket Money app, which has a feature where you can ask them to negotiate a lower rate with whatever subscription you have, and if they're successful, you pay then 30-50% of the amount they saved you over a year for the service. I use it every year to whack down that pesky SiriusXM subscription that they get reduced to $5/mo and a year later its back up to $23/mo.. Just noticed its time to sic them on to SiriusXM for the next year. Their service saves me going thru the bullshit that is reported here..

Hmm.. I seem to recall when all this satellite radio malarky started, that the FCC required Sirius and XM to NEVER merge before they would approve licensing.. Interesting.. Now we have SiriusXM, kinda looks merged to me.. But then I'm just a nobody..

He wouldn't rust in the kernel if he kept it properly lubricated... Just sayin'

Was setting up Ubuntu 22.04 on a new laptop the other day. The user that will get this machine needs a good screen capture app, and since I use and love Shutter, I installed it. Since I wanted to show the user the specs of the system he was getting, so I fired up shutter and *tried* to do a screencap of the Ubuntu "about" screen. Everything in Shutter was greyed out.. And SURE ENOUGH, the f'ing system was running Wayland.. After switching back to Xorg, Shutter then worked as it should... Until/Unless Wayland starts working with screencap stuff, it ISN'T READY FOR PRIME TIME!!!!!!!!!!

Let me top you.. I'm still using ArcNet (nah, just kidding)

I gotta wonder: HOW does Nissan collect sexual activity info?? Remind me to never buy a Nissan vehicle..

If its a 7.something, you more than likely got thrown out of the bed, which for most people is going to wake them up big time, no need for an alert on your phone.